The issue lies in management-by-algorithm — the technologically ‘objective’ use of people analytics, big data and AI to manage the workforce
State health workers will remain cash-strapped as the government battles to rein in its massive public sector wage bill
The demonstrations have coincided with stage 2 rotational power cuts which the state-owned utility says will remain in place until Sunday due to the breakdown of four generation units
Zenprop chief executive James Tannenberger, who stands to benefit financially from the River Club development, failed to address the substantive points of our original article
After being chased away for asking for minimum wage, Gqeberha bakers who endured racism turned first to the CCMA, then to a political party, then to a union. None helped
The state faces a dilemma: it made a three-year wage agreement with public servants in 2018, before the pandemic, but reneging on it now will undermine labour’s trust
At a portfolio committee meeting on Tuesday, developing a sustainable funding model for the SABC was top of the agenda
As well as the retrenchments, the financially burdened public broadcaster is also considering cutting leave days from 35 to 28 and freezing salary increases for three years
The reactions to Elon Musk’s billionaire status are evidence that far too many South Africans have not fully grasped the destructive consequences of inequality. Entrepreneur Musk was recently crowned the richest man in the world. The founder and chief of Tesla Motors sits on a total net worth of $195-billion. The rapid swelling of Musk’s […]
Building a domestic market for local goods not only creates employment, but also makes South Africa a more resilient market forc
In the absence of action from the health department, South Africa’s community health workers are once again having to fight for their rights, with a nationwide strike planned from 9 November.
A judgment from the apex court empowers employers to change their workers’ contracts — without consultation
A better future for all South Africans is possible if we pursue a swift path to renewable energy
The French cosmetics company’s Midrand plant has recorded 16 Covid-19 cases in two weeks
The speed at which substantial wealth was given shows that investment in transformation and justice does not enjoy the same humanitarian response
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to announce the government’s long-awaited economic stimulus plan to deal with the effects of Covid-19. The key will be getting loans for a stimulus without ‘selling’ the country.
Chocolate factory workers say employment contracts without guaranteed working hours have had devastating consequences for their lives. Now, they’re fighting back
The realignment of the labour landscape is a positive step towards blue-collar empowerment.
Shutting down to ‘starve’ workers into submission is rare, but the tactic appears to be on the rise.
The department and unions gunned blindly for suspect worker groups, causing collateral damage to all.
Thousands of miners with chronic diseases associated with their work may never get paid the compensation owed to them.